League One preview: Can Wycombe Wanderers edge out victory against Milton Keynes Dons?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Adams Park (24161 seats)

Wycombe Wanderers are expected winners of this home match versus Milton Keynes Dons, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or are we looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Wycombe Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Wycombe Wanderers at their home stadium (Adams Park) is 10 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Wycombe Wanderers drew their last game, 1-1 away at Charlton Athletic (placed 12th). Defender Jacobson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.52/10. Jacobson served one assist, hit four key passes and won 4 of 11 duels.

Ahead of that match, Wycombe Wanderers lost 0-1 at home to Barnsley.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wanderers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

It should be taken into account that a glance at the 21 most recent league games shows that 16 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

The Wycombe Wanderers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 28 in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wanderers have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

7 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses. That’s the product of Milton Keynes Dons playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Milton Keynes Dons goalkeeper Jamie Cumming is eager to challenge this, with his 338 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Keynes go into this game after a win, the home game against Morecambe that ended 1-0. Crazy, but still true: this team has seen three consecutive league matches with the result 1-0! Defender Tucker was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Tucker hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Accrington Stanley with the score of 1-0.

Milton Keynes Dons are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Few goals the story here? 10 of this side's latest 12 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

Keynes have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 19 league away games 21 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Milton Keynes Dons has visited these top teams six times, and 5 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H game ended Milton Keynes Dons - Wanderers 0-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Wycombe Wanderers wins - draws - Milton Keynes Dons wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wycombe WanderersL. Wing
L. Wing
8 goals
Wycombe WanderersG. McCleary
G. McCleary
6 goals
Wycombe WanderersS. Vokes
S. Vokes
6 goals

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wycombe Wanderers Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 6 19 38
18 10 3 Won W 0 7 11
7 4 1 Drew D 0 2 6
13 5 1 Lost L 6 10 21
51 28 9 Scored S 4 21 34
36 17 4 Conceded C 21 29 54
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
71% 68% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 74% 63%
39% 37% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 47% 37%
16% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 26% 21%
5% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 11%
39% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 37% 39%
42% 37% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 32% 26%
21% 16% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 37% 39%
 
5.5 6.4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3.6 4.1
6.2 5.3 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5.5 5.1
1.7 1.7 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.9 15.1 16.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 8.7 9.8
4.6 5.1 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.5 3.4
29% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 26%
 
14.6 13.2 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 17.3 13.5 12.6
4.1 3.8 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.7 4.5 4.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wycombe Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 38 24 8 6 67 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 19 7 7 5 29 28 26 80
2 Sheffield Wednesday 37 23 9 5 64 28 19 13 5 1 42 14 18 10 4 4 22 14 36 78
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 36 22 6 8 60 31 18 13 1 4 36 18 18 9 5 4 24 13 29 72
5 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
6 Derby County 38 18 10 10 59 39 19 12 4 3 37 16 19 6 6 7 22 23 20 64
7 Peterborough United 38 20 3 15 65 47 19 12 2 5 35 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 18 63
8 Wycombe Wanderers 38 18 7 13 51 36 19 10 4 5 28 17 19 8 3 8 23 19 15 61
9 Portsmouth 38 15 13 10 53 44 19 7 9 3 30 20 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 58
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Exeter City 37 13 10 14 53 48 18 8 5 5 29 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 5 49
12 Charlton Athletic 38 12 13 13 53 50 19 6 7 6 30 24 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 49
13 Fleetwood Town 38 12 13 13 41 39 19 6 6 7 19 19 19 6 7 6 22 20 2 49
14 Lincoln City 37 9 18 10 34 40 18 4 13 1 16 14 19 5 5 9 18 26 -6 45
15 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
16 Port Vale 38 12 9 17 40 55 19 7 4 8 20 25 19 5 5 9 20 30 -15 45
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Milton Keynes Dons 38 11 6 21 34 54 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -20 39
20 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
21 Accrington Stanley 38 8 11 19 30 63 19 5 5 9 20 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -33 35
22 Morecambe 39 7 13 19 37 63 20 6 8 6 25 26 19 1 5 13 12 37 -26 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 38 6 8 24 29 71 19 5 1 13 14 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -42 26

Milton Keynes Dons:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 38 24 8 6 67 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 19 7 7 5 29 28 26 80
2 Sheffield Wednesday 37 23 9 5 64 28 19 13 5 1 42 14 18 10 4 4 22 14 36 78
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 36 22 6 8 60 31 18 13 1 4 36 18 18 9 5 4 24 13 29 72
5 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
6 Derby County 38 18 10 10 59 39 19 12 4 3 37 16 19 6 6 7 22 23 20 64
7 Peterborough United 38 20 3 15 65 47 19 12 2 5 35 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 18 63
8 Wycombe Wanderers 38 18 7 13 51 36 19 10 4 5 28 17 19 8 3 8 23 19 15 61
9 Portsmouth 38 15 13 10 53 44 19 7 9 3 30 20 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 58
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Exeter City 37 13 10 14 53 48 18 8 5 5 29 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 5 49
12 Charlton Athletic 38 12 13 13 53 50 19 6 7 6 30 24 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 49
13 Fleetwood Town 38 12 13 13 41 39 19 6 6 7 19 19 19 6 7 6 22 20 2 49
14 Lincoln City 37 9 18 10 34 40 18 4 13 1 16 14 19 5 5 9 18 26 -6 45
15 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
16 Port Vale 38 12 9 17 40 55 19 7 4 8 20 25 19 5 5 9 20 30 -15 45
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Milton Keynes Dons 38 11 6 21 34 54 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -20 39
20 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
21 Accrington Stanley 38 8 11 19 30 63 19 5 5 9 20 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -33 35
22 Morecambe 39 7 13 19 37 63 20 6 8 6 25 26 19 1 5 13 12 37 -26 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 38 6 8 24 29 71 19 5 1 13 14 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -42 26

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.